AMETEK

Nu Instruments Ltd. is a UK-based manufacturer and developer of high-performance mass spectrometers for academic, governmental, and industrial research laboratories worldwide. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Wrexham, North Wales, the company designs, manufactures, and tests specialized analytical instruments for elemental and isotopic analysis. The product portfolio includes multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometers (MC-ICP-MS), high-resolution ICP-MS, time-of-flight ICP-MS, glow discharge mass spectrometers (GD-MS), isotope ratio mass spectrometers (IRMS), thermal ionization mass spectrometers (TIMS), and noble gas gas analysis mass spectrometry systems. Prominent mass spectrometry instruments produced by the facility include the Vitesse TOF-ICP-MS, Sapphire, Plasma 3, Attom ES, Astrum Swift, Perspective, Horizon 2, Panorama, and Noblesse HR systems. These high-end analytical instruments serve critical scientific applications across planetary science, environmental testing, nuclear science, life sciences, materials testing, semiconductors, and nanotechnology. As a business unit within the Materials Analysis Division of AMETEK Inc., the company provides specialized instruments used to characterize elemental purity, measure nanoparticle size, determine geological age, and analyze isotope ratios. Beyond equipment manufacturing, the company offers value-added aftersales services including instrument installation, technical support, application training, maintenance programs, software updates, and upgrade kits. All instrument assembly and quality testing are conducted at its ISO 9001 certified manufacturing plant in the United Kingdom to meet international standards for scientific research institutions.